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Date: 22-Feb-2024
From: Aleksandra Tasic [atasic at wiley.com]
Subject: Python Programming for Linguistics and Digital Humanities: Weisser (2024)


Title: Python Programming for Linguistics and Digital Humanities
Subtitle: Applications for Text-Focused Fields
Publication Year: 2024
Publisher: Wiley
                http://www.wiley.com
Book URL: https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Python+Programming+for+Linguisti
cs+and+Digital+Humanities%3A+Applications+for+Text+Focused+Fields-p-97
81119907947

Author: Martin Weisser
Abstract:

Learn how to use Python for linguistics and digital humanities
research, perfect for students working with Python for the first time

Python programming is no longer only for computer science students; it
is now an essential skill in linguistics, the digital humanities (DH),
and social science programs that involve text analytics. Python
Programming for Linguistics and Digital Humanities provides a
comprehensive introduction to this widely used programming language,
offering guidance on using Python to perform various processing and
analysis techniques on text. Assuming no prior knowledge of
programming, this student-friendly guide covers essential topics and
concepts such as installing Python, using the command line, working
with strings, writing modular code, designing a simple graphical user
interface (GUI), annotating language data in XML and TEI, creating
basic visualizations, and more.

This invaluable text explains the basic tools students will need to
perform their own research projects and tackle various data analysis
problems. Throughout the book, hands-on exercises provide students
with the opportunity to apply concepts to particular questions or
projects in processing textual data and solving language-related
issues. Each chapter concludes with a detailed discussion of the code
applied, possible alternatives, and potential pitfalls or error
messages.

Teaches students how to use Python to tackle the types of problems
they will encounter in linguistics and the digital humanities
Features numerous practical examples of language analysis, gradually
moving from simple concepts and programs to more complex projects
Describes how to build a variety of data visualizations, such as
frequency plots and word clouds
Focuses on the text processing applications of Python, including
creating word and frequency lists, recognizing linguistic patterns,
and processing words for morphological analysis
Includes access to a companion website with all Python programs
produced in the chapter exercises and additional Python programming
resources
Python Programming for Linguistics and Digital Humanities:
Applications for Text-Focused Fields is a must-have resource for
students pursuing text-based research in the humanities, the social
sciences, and all subfields of linguistics, particularly computational
linguistics and corpus linguistics.

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics

Written In: English (eng)



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